Baseball

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jose Iglesias hit a two-run homer in the second inning, Jackson Merrill connected in the eighth for insurance, and the San Diego Padres beat the struggling San Francisco Giants 5-1 on Tuesday night.

ANAHEIM, Calif.

CHICAGO (AP) — Yoendrys Gómez struck out seven in five innings, Edgar Quero had three hits and three RBIs, and the Chicago White Sox scored five runs in the fifth inning in a 9-6 win over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox reinstated infielder Miguel Vargas from the 10-day injured list on Tuesday. The White Sox also brought up right-hander Yoendrys Gómez from Triple-A Charlotte.

NEW YORK (AP) — The moment Pete Alonso couldn’t have imagined as a baseball-loving kid growing up in Florida arrived Tuesday night.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras left Tuesday night’s 3-0 loss to the Colorado Rockies at the end of the fifth inning with a right foot contusion after being hit by a pitch in the bottom of the fourth.

BALTIMORE (AP) — George Kirby pitched seven three-hit innings, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Baltimore Orioles 1-0 on Tuesday night for their eighth victory in a row.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ketel Marte’s solo home run to deep left field with two out in the ninth inning gave the Arizona Diamondbacks a 3-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.

BALTIMORE (AP) — It's still a little early for scoreboard watching. And besides, why would the Seattle Mariners mess with what's working? “I don't think anyone's paying attention to that,” right-hander George Kirby said.

HOUSTON (AP) — Alex Bregman homered against his former team for a second straight game and Carlos Narváez added a three-run shot to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 14-1 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.